Wednesday, March 13th, 1963-
Johnson's doing splendidly as president. Ever since the Kennedy tragedy, he's taken over watching this country as well as Kennedy had been doing. Last month, in his first month of presidency, he announced his plan for this..."Great Society". It seems like a good idea, ending racial prejudice and poverty. Not to mention creating these new major spending programs that address education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation. Some people are saying it's in much likelihood with Roosevelt's New Deal. I could see it, the reform part of it and all. Well anyway, he's decided to include me in part of it. He says we need to start helping people get what they need instead of handing it to them. I am really curious to see where the President takes this. I'd like to see it reach a helping hand across the nation. The social and economic problems people are facing right now are unacceptable in the face of the nation, and they deserve a helping hand to get on their feet. I hope this doesn't end up being a bad idea because I'd like to see it prosper and change the nation.
Sunday, September 6th, 1964-
Last month, President Johnson issued a "War on Poverty" act called the Economic Opportunity Act. Its goal is to help those impoverished and unable to help themselves. If I remember correctly, it's going to provide aid and help in education, health, and general welfare. It includes a program called Head Start that is going to provide education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and their families. The program's services are designed to create and keep stable family relationships. It also looks to strengthen children's physical and emotional well-being and establish a safe environment to promote cognitive growth. Along with this, another program being administered is the Job Corps. It will offer free education to young adults. The goal of the Job Corps is to help young people improve the quality of their lives, through training for jobs they could hold in the future. President Johnson's Great Society seems to be moving along seamlessly, it seems as though this was really a positive step in the fate of the nation.
Friday, December 20th, 1968-
Johnson's Great Society reforms and acts have been doing wonders for the country. With the introduction of the Social Security act in 1965, that authorized medicare and provided funding for medical costs to our older Americans, and several civil rights acts, the nation has been further secured and has improved greatly. Last year, in April, the Department of Transportation got to work on the bill Johnson passed, known as the Urban Mass Transportation Act, that provided millions of dollars for public and private rail projects. The most prominent result was the high speed rail from New York to Washington. On top of this, several acts have been passed in the preservation and conservation of the environment. The Great Society has created a noticeable difference in the amount of Americans living below the poverty line. In 1963, when all of this really started, the percentage of these Americans was around 22.2%, and now I'm happy to say it's around 14.2%. A 10% difference is momentous in this day, and no one can really say that the Great Society is not doing good for the country.
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